Vocabulary PYQ — Page 17

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the words given in List-II : | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Words) | | (A) Aakriti gave me a kind ________ about my outfit. | (I) complement | | (B) The red shoes ________ the dress perfectly. | (II) site | | (C) Please ________ evidence from the book to support your argument. | (III) compliment | | (D) This is the construction ________ for the new library. | (IV) cite | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the appropriate word to complete the following sentence: The committee's appeal for donations ________ little response from the residents.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence: I find writing poetry very _______ It helps me to get a truer understanding of myself and gives me a good feeling inside.

Match the words given in List-I with their definitions given in List-II : | List-I (Words) | List-II (Definitions) | | --- | --- | | (A) Blasphemy | (I) The act of copying another person's ideas, words or work and pretending that they are your own | | (B) Plagiarise | (II) An expert on matters involving the judgment of beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music | | (C) Connoisseur | (III) The state of having more than one possible meaning | | (D) Ambiguity | (IV) Behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word: He is the most unpopular employee due to his impertinent behaviour.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: The king's younger son ______ the throne and sent his father and his followers in exile.

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word: Opportune

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word- His assiduous nature won him laurels all the way.

Match the expressions in List-I with the words in List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Expressions) | (Words) | | (A) A person or custodian of a museum or other collections. | (I) An Outcast | | (B) A person who starts an organization. | (II) A Preservationist | | (C) A person who is shunned by society. | (III) A Curator | | (D) A person in charge of the upkeep of historical buildings & artifacts. | (IV) A Founder | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the most appropriate phrases from List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Phrases) | | (A) He always ______ at the time of need. | (I) up in | | (B) Their idea is still ______ the air. | (II) nail on the head | | (C) The team worked ______ to finish the project. | (III) backs out | | (D) She hit the ______ with her observation. | (IV) round the clock | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the most appropriate antonym for the word: Resurrect

Choose the correct synonym for the word: Perspicacious

Match the sentences in List-I with the proverbs given in List-II: | List-1 | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Proverbs) | | (A) Sameer got up and started getting ready for work, not realising that he had retired. | (I) Procrastination is the thief of time. | | (B) Aruna got her hair cut very badly at the local hairdresser and vowed never to go there again. | (II) Silence means consent | | (C) It is better to complete your assignment today than to keep putting it off and spend time worrying about it. | (III) Once bitten, twice shy | | (D) You should have denied the whole thing; now they will think you are guilty. | (IV) Old habits die hard | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word: Evanescent

Choose the correct synonym for the word VERSATILE from the options given below:

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word: Frugal

Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word METAMORPHOSIS?

Choose the word from the given options which is similar in meaning to the given word: Anticipate

Choose the word from the given options which is opposite in meaning to the given word: INSIPID

Choose the word from the given options which is opposite in meaning to the given word: Pragmatic

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence: Ten tourists were _____ injured in the accident and a few of them succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital.

Fill in the blank with the correct option: The two friends appear to have fallen ________ over a minor issue.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II : | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Words) | | (A) Ika Jima is an Odia food _______ who documents and showcases Odia cuisine on her blog Culinary Xpress. | (I) chef | | (B) Gitika Saikia identifies herself as an Assamese food _______ who specialises in tribal and mainland Assamese cuisines. | (II) entrepreneur | | (C) Himachal Pradesh has a rich _______ of traditional breads such as siddu (stuffed bread), bhatooru (local sourdough flatbread), and pakarti (deep- fried festive flatbread). | (III) chronicler | | (D) Deepa Chauhan is a Bengaluru based culinary _______ and Sindhi cuisine specialist. | (IV) repertoire | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the figures of Speech given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:** | List-I (Figures of Speech) | List-II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) Irony | (I) An expression that is gentler or less direct than the one normally used to refer to something unpleasant. | | (B) Pun | (II) A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that may in fact be true. | | (C) Paradox | (III) The expression of meaning through the use of language signifying the opposite, in order to be amusing or give emphasis. | | (D) Euphemism | (IV) The humorous use of a word that has two meanings; play on words. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: